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1 City of Surrey PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT File: Development Variance Permit Proposal: Development Variance Permit in order to allow for an existing free-standing sign. Recommendation: Approval to Proceed Location: Street Zoning: CHI OCP Designation: Commercial LAP Designation: Highway Commercial Owner: Ed Klassen Pontiac Buick GMC (1994) Ltd.

2 PROJECT TIMELINE Completed Application Submission Date: November 8, 2004 Application Revision & Re-submission Date: March 30, 2005 Planning Report Date: May 18, 2005 The applicant is proposing: a Development Variance Permit to vary the Sign By-law regulations: to vary the minimum distance required between free-standing signs from 30 metres (100 ft.) to 10 metres (33 ft.); and to reduce the required setback from 2 m (6.6 ft.) to 1.5 m (5 ft.) in order to allow for an existing free-standing sign.

3 REFERRALS: Engineering: No concerns (Appendix III). The Planning & Development Department recommends that: 1. Council approve Development Variance Permit No. (Appendix IV), varying the following, to proceed to Public Notification: (a) to vary the minimum distance between free-standing signs from 30 metres (100 ft.) to 10 metres (33 ft.); and (b) to vary the required setback for a free-standing sign from 2 metres (6.6 ft.) to 1.5 metres (5 ft.). PLAN AND POLICY COMPLIANCE OCP Designation: LAP Designation: Complies. Complies. DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS: The automotive dealership is located on the east side of 120 Street, between 62 Avenue and 64 Avenue. The surrounding area is commercial and multiple residential in Surrey and commercial and single family residential in Delta. Development Permit No was issued on November 1, 2004 in order to permit major exterior renovations and a small addition to the existing automotive dealership. Through this process it was determined that one of the existing freestanding signs was not approved under any of the previous Development Permits. It was determined that a Development Variance Permit application be submitted as the freestanding sign does not conform to the Sign By-law. The sign is located 1.5m (5ft) from the property line instead of the required 2m (6.5 ft) and is located within 30m (98ft.) of another freestanding sign. The dealership is in the process of renovating the structure and has recently planted the landscaping requirements outlined in the above noted Development Permit. BY-LAW VARIANCE AND JUSTIFICATION (a) Requested Variance:

4 To vary the required 2 metre (6.5 ft.) setback for an existing free-standing sign to 1.5 metres (5 ft.). Applicant's Reasons The sign was believed to have been permitted and ownership has changed. Staff Comments: The existing sign advertises Air Care, car rentals and announcements. The height of the sign is 3.81 metres (12.5 ft.) which is below the maximum height of 4.5 metres (15 ft.). The sign area is 7.4 square metres (80 sq.ft.) which is less than the maximum sign area of 13.9 square metres (150 sq.ft.), (Appendix V). Transportation Engineering has reviewed the location of the sign and does not have a problem with its retention until the widening of Scott Road. (b) Requested Variance: To reduce the required 30 metre (10 ft.) distance between free-standing sign to 10 metres (33 ft.) in order to allow for an existing free-standing sign. Staff Comments: The Sign By-law permits one free-standing sign per 30 metre (87 ft.) of frontage. Through a previous Development Permit process, three free-standing signs were permitted and are currently on the lot. The lot frontage is m (415 ft.) which allows for four free-standing signs. The free-standing sign that is 10 metres (33 ft.) in distance from the subject sign is relatively small, with a length of 1.9 metre (6.3 ft.) and a height of.5 metre (1.75 ft.) INFORMATION ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT The following information is attached to this Report: Appendix I. Appendix II. Appendix III. Appendix IV. Appendix V. Lot Owners, Action Summary and Project Data Sheets Contour Map Engineering Development Variance Permit Photo of Sign INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON FILE Soil Contamination Review Questionnaire prepared by Simon Bonnetemaker and dated July 23, 2004.

5 Site Profile prepared by Simon Bonnetemaker and dated July 23, IP/kms v:\wp-docs\planning\plncom05\ ip.doc LJR 5/12/05 11:49 AM Murray Dinwoodie General Manager Planning and Development APPENDIX I Information for City Clerk Legal Description and Owners of all lots that form part of the application: 1. (a) Agent: Name: Grower Yeung & Associates Address: # Abbot Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2K4 Tel: Properties involved in the Application (a) Civic Address: Street (b) Civic Address: Street Owner: Ed Klassen Pontiac Buick GMC (1994) Ltd. PID: Lot B Section 7 Township 2 New Westminster District Plan LMP (a) Proceed with Public Notification for Development Variance Permit No.. SUBDIVISION DATA SHEET Requires Project Data Proposed GROSS SITE AREA Acres 17,054 Hectares NUMBER OF LOTS Existing 1 Proposed Zoning: CHI

6 Proposed 1 SIZE OF LOTS Range of lot widths (metres) Range of lot areas (square metres) DENSITY Lots/Hectare & Lots/Acre (Gross) Lots/Hectare & Lots/Acre (Net) SITE COVERAGE (in % of gross site area) Maximum Coverage of Principal & Accessory Building Estimated Road, Lane & Driveway Coverage Total Site Coverage PARKLAND Area (square metres) % of Gross Site Required PARKLAND 5% money in lieu TREE SURVEY/ASSESSMENT MODEL BUILDING SCHEME HERITAGE SITE Retention BOUNDARY HEALTH Approval DEV. VARIANCE PERMIT required Road Length/Standards Works and Services Building Retention Others DEVELOPMENT DATA SHEET Required Development Data Minimum Required / Maximum Allowed LOT AREA* (in square metres) Gross Total Road Widening area 0 Undevelopable area 0 Net Total LOT COVERAGE (in % of net lot area) Proposed/Existing Zoning: CHI Proposed

7 Buildings & Structures 18% Paved & Hard Surfaced Areas 77% Total Site Coverage 95% SETBACKS ( in metres) Front 33 m Rear 7.62 m Side #1 (N,S,E, or W) 53 m Side #2 (N,S,E, or W) 4.9 m BUILDING HEIGHT (in metres/storeys) Principal Accessory NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS Bachelor One Bed Two Bedroom Three Bedroom + Total FLOOR AREA: Residential FLOOR AREA: Commercial 3,602 Retail Office Total FLOOR AREA: Industrial FLOOR AREA: Institutional TOTAL BUILDING FLOOR AREA 3,602 * If the development site consists of more than one lot, lot dimensions pertain to the entire site. Development Data Sheet cont'd Required Development Data Minimum Required / Maximum Allowed Proposed DENSITY # of units/ha /# units/acre (gross) # of units/ha /# units/acre (net) FAR (gross) FAR (net) AMENITY SPACE (area in square metres) Indoor Outdoor

8 PARKING (number of stalls) Commercial Industrial Residential Bachelor + 1 Bedroom 2-Bed 3-Bed Residential Visitors Institutional Total Number of Parking Spaces Number of disabled stalls Number of small cars Tandem Parking Spaces: Number / % of Total Number of Units Size of Tandem Parking Spaces width/length Heritage Site YES/ Tree Survey/Assessment Provided YES/ APPENDIX II CONTOUR MAP FOR SUBJECT SITE

ALL PLANS MUST BE IN METRIC ONLY

ALL PLANS MUST BE IN METRIC ONLY SUBDIVISION DATA SHEET A Subdivision Data Sheet (attached) is required to be attached to each subdivision plan submitted. Each time a revised set of subdivision plans are submitted to the Planning & Development